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Floral Emblem of AUSTRALIA
Golden Wattle
(Acacia pycnantha)
Acacia pycnantha enjoyed popular acceptance as Australia's national flower for much of this century but it was not proclaimed as the national floral emblem until 1988, the year of Australia's bicentenary. The Gazettal is dated 1 September 1988, signed by the Governor General, Sir Ninian Stephen, on 19 August 1988.
A ceremony was held on 1 September 1988 at the Australian National Botanic Gardens when the Minister for Home Affairs, Robert Ray, made the formal announcement, and the Prime Minister's wife, Mrs Hazel Hawke, planted a Golden Wattle. |
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Floral Emblem of the Australian Capital Territory
Royal Bluebell
(Wahlenbergia gloriosa)
The Royal Bluebell was announced as the floral emblem of the Australian Capital Territory on 26th May 1982 by the Hon. Hodgman, the Minister for the Capital Territory. |
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Floral Emblem of New South Wales
Waratah
(Telopea speciosissima)
Telopea speciosissima, was proclaimed the official floral emblem of New South Wales on 24 October 1962. Robert Brown (1773-1858) named the genus Telopea in 1810 from specimens collected in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. |
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Floral Emblem of the Northern Territory
Sturt's Desert Rose
(Gossypium sturtianum)
On 12 July 1961, Sturt's Desert Rose was proclaimed floral emblem of the Northern Territory by the Commonwealth Government which was then responsible for the administration of the Territory. Proclamation was made using the name Cienfugosia gossypioides which is now replaced by the name Gossypium sturtianum var. sturtianum. |
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Floral Emblem of Queensland
Cooktown Orchid
(Dendrobium phalaenopsis)
When Queensland prepared for its Centenary in 1959, it sought advice on native species suitable as a floral emblem. The species suggested were Cooktown Orchid (then thought to be Dendrobium bigibbum), Red Silky Oak (Grevillea banksii), Umbrella Tree (Brassaia (now Schefflera) actinophylla), and Wheel of Fire (Stenocarpus sinuatus). A Brisbane newspaper, the Courier-Mail, sought additional suggestions from its readers and finally compiled a list of thirteen species. In a public poll for the most popular choice as floral emblem, 10,917 entries were submitted and according to the organiser 'the Cooktown Orchid, Queensland's own world-famous hybrid [sic] orchid came out thousands ahead in the count of votes'. |
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Floral Emblem of South Australia
Sturt's Desert Pea
(Swainsona formosa)
Sturt's Desert Pea, Swainsona formosa, was adopted as the floral emblem of South Australia on 23rd November 1961, using the name Clianthus Formosus. |
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Floral Emblem of Tasmania
Tasmanian Blue Gum
(Eucalyptus globulus)
The Tasmanian Blue Gum, was proclaimed as the floral emblem of Tasmania on 27th November 1962. |
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Floral Emblem of Victoria
Common Heath
(Epacris impressa)
Representatives of interested Victorian government departments, societies and individuals met on the 18th September 1951 and unanimously agreed on Common Heath as the state floral emblem. The pink form of Common Heath, Epacris impressa, was proclaimed the floral emblem of Victoria on 11th November 1958. Victoria was the first Australian State to give official recognition to such an emblem. |
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Floral Emblem of Western Australia
Red and Green Kangaroo Paw
(Anigozanthos manglesii)
Red and Green Kangaroo Paw, Anigozanthos manglesii was proclaimed the floral emblem of Western Australia on 9 November 1960.
It is one of about twelve species of the genus Anigozanthos which is restricted to the south-west of Western Australia. The family Haemodoraceae to which it belongs occurs in Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa and the Americas. |
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